A Whole School Approach to Solving Word Problems 12/09/2024
12 Sep 2024
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
715 South Rd, Blackforest
About
How do you teach students to solve word problems? Do you know that the Key Word
strategy fails more than 50% of the time? Come and join Narelle to find out more about:
- Common ineffective approaches, including those characteristic of students with learning difficulties.
- A whole school approach to problem solving, based on George Polya’s approach and the bar model (which features heavily in version 9 of the Australian Curriculum).
- A mathematically robust model of how to comprehend maths vocabulary in word problems.
- One and two step Part-Part-Whole and Comparison word problems.
Suitable for:
- Class Teachers: Years 2-6
- School Services Officers Years 2-6
- Leaders of Numeracy
Presentered by Narelle Rice.
WORKSHOP COST:
SPELD SA Tutor $192.50
Member $261.25
Non-member $275
